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Tag Archives: Doris Brendel
Gig review: FISH – Cambridge Junction, 18 November 2021

After four decades, four studio albums with Marillion and eleven solo albums it’s drawing close to Fish winding down a long and storied musical career that has seen the towering Scotsman touch the hearts of countless thousands around the globe. … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 November 2021, Cambridge Junction, Doris Brendel, Fish, gig, John Mitchell, Marillion, prog rock, review, rock, Weltschmerz
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News: Albums of the Month (October 2020 – December 2020)

FISH – Weltschmerz (Fish Music) …this is a rich, accessible, profound album invested with heaps of integrity, passion and insight. ‘Weltschmerz’ stands as the best album of Fish’s solo career, and easily amongst the best of the year by anyone… … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, albums, art rock, Blue Oyster Cult, blues rock, December 2020, Doris Brendel, Fish, hard rock, L.A. Guns, Muddy Manninen, November 2020, October 2020, Progressive Rock, review
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Album review: DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DUNHAM – Mass Hysteria

Sky Rocket Records [Release date 01.09.20] A new Doris Brendel album is a bit like Christmas coming early. That moment when your Aunty Doris invites you to dip blindfold into a tub of Quality Street, only to discover she’s mixed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, art rock, blues, Doris Brendel, Lee Dunham, Mass Hysteria, pop rock, progressive, review
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Album review: DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DUNHAM – Upsidedownworld

Sky Rocket Records [Release date 20.04.15] Doris Brendel. It’s a name to be conjured with. It isn’t one that sounds particularly rock ‘n’ roll. Maybe a 1920′s sidekick for Miss Marple? First encountered back in 1991 fronting The Violet Hour … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Doris Brendel, electronica, Lee Dunham, pop, review, rock, The Violet Hour, Upsidedownworld
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Album review: DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DUNHAM – Not Utopia

Sky-Rocket Records [Release date 07.01.13] www.dorisbrendel.com The late Eighties/early Nineties weren’t a great time for up and coming bands. Many crashed and burned as the major labels applied the brakes to investment in new talent. Liverpool four-piece River City People … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Doris Brendel, Not Utopia, pop, review, rock, Violet Hour
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